The smallest living thing (eats, excretes, responds, reproduces, utilizes energy) is a PPLO : a very small cell with (and this is only calculated) only 3 of each of the needed proteins within it's body. Bacteria appear to average ten.
Thus the PPLO is precariously balanced on the very edge of being able to maintain its life functions.
The smallest unit of a living thing that can perform all life processes is a cell. Cells are the basic structural and functional units of all living organisms. They can carry out essential functions such as growth, metabolism, and reproduction.
The cell is the smallest unit of life. It is the basic structural and functional unit of all living organisms.
The cell is the smallest functional and structural unit of all living organisms. It is capable of carrying out all necessary life processes, such as growth, reproduction, and metabolism. Cells can vary in size, shape, and function depending on the organism.
Difficult question. Viruses can be considered non-living because they lack a cellular structure and cannot metabolize things on their own. Porcine cicovirus is the smallest virus. Nanobes are considered the smallest known organism by most. But there are also Nanoarchaeum and Mycoplasma Gentilalium.
Cell
The cell is the smallest living thing and an atom is the smallest non-living thing.
The Cell ....
the basic structural unit of living matter is THE ATOM
The smallest unit of a living thing that can perform all life processes is a cell. Cells are the basic structural and functional units of all living organisms. They can carry out essential functions such as growth, metabolism, and reproduction.
Cell membrane
Smallest unit of living thing is the cell. It is the basic unit of a living thin. Anything lower than that is not alive.A cell.cellThe smallest cell in the human body is the sperm cell. The components which make up cells cannot be considered living.A cell is the smallest unit of life that still carries out the basic processes.
A cell
The cell is the smallest unit of life. It is the basic structural and functional unit of all living organisms.
The cell is the smallest living unit in the body.
The cell is the smallest functional and structural unit of all living organisms. It is capable of carrying out all necessary life processes, such as growth, reproduction, and metabolism. Cells can vary in size, shape, and function depending on the organism.
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a cell